Ask the Author: Alley Ciz
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Alley Ciz
I started Power Play about ten years ago. But it's been this last year that I've really dug into writing deciding to make it my career.
Alley Ciz
No damsels. My girls can hold their own and go toe-to-toe with their alpha counterparts
Alley Ciz
I don't know if I have a "brand" but I tend to write swoony Alpha heroes and badass girls you want to be besties with. I don't like doormat heroines so you won't find them in my books
Alley Ciz
I don't know if it's one player in particular but I'm a huge Devils fan while my Hubs in a huge Rangers fan *so much trash talk in our house* so we go to a lot of games and watch a bunch on TV
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Yes. The entire BTU Alumni series will be interconnected standalones that follow each member of the supporting cast and each book will have it's own HEA
Alley Ciz
June 4th is release day and it will be available on Amazon
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I'm not giving anything away. But in my reader group I will answer this once it's out in the wild bit.ly/2Fu5YVJ
Alley Ciz
I like all sports but hockey is my favorite, especially live I think it's the best
Alley Ciz
I love my characters.. which I should since I wrote them. There's lots of fun banter, a good slow burn, and Jake is super swoony
Alley Ciz
The book will be available as an ebook, in KU, and in paperback. I will have signed paperbacks for giveaways but will most likely put up signed paperbacks eventually
Alley Ciz
I have too many. This is one of my favorite tropes. But I love Maria Luis's Boston Blades, Cambria Hebert's Hashtag Series, Elle Kennedy Off Campus, Sara Ney's Douchebag series, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Jaci Burton's Play-by-Play series and on and on and on
Alley Ciz
I have too many to answer this otherwise we'd be here all day
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The best place is my reader group on facebook. I'm very active there with all my readers, fellow authors and book friends bit.ly/2Fu5YVJ
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so far earlier readers love it
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It evolved on it's own as I wrote Power Play and Tap Out
Alley Ciz
I had a story in my head that Jake and Jordan wouldn't stop trying to tell me until I decided to put it down on paper
Alley Ciz
I'm working on the 3rd book in my BTU Alumni Series due out in November
Alley Ciz
Don't be afraid to reach out to those you fangirl over. If I didn't fangirl myself all over Maria Luis and R. Linda I would never have decided to publish
Alley Ciz
Making people feel the way about my words the same way my favorite authors do to me with their words.
Alley Ciz
I'll skip to a different scene but mostly I video chat with my PA Jenny... we take advantage of our time zone differences
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